LONDON, UK: Helium Ventures, a special purpose acquisition vehicle focused on investments in helium related assets, announced its first investment in Blue Star Helium Limited. Helium Ventures invested AUD$ 400,000 at AUD 5.6 cents per share. Blue Star is an independent helium exploration and production company, headquartered in Australia, with operations and exploration projects in…
ARGAN is rated “BBB-/ stable” by S&P Global Ratings
PARIS, FRANCE: ARGAN, the only French listed real estate company specialised in the development and the rental of premium warehouses, announces it has been assigned an Investment Grade «BBB-» long-term issuer credit rating with a stable outlook by S&P Global Ratings. ARGAN wished to initiate a financial rating process in a context of diversification and…
Glamox CEO Rune Marthinussen to retire
OSLO, NORWAY: Glamox AS announces that Rune Marthinussen, Chief Executive Officer & President, plans to retire from the company next year. The Board of Directors has appointed Astrid Simonsen Joos to succeed him as Chief Executive Officer of Glamox. The change takes effect 1 August 2022. Rune Marthinussen has agreed to support Astrid full time…
Aura Biosciences prices Nasdaq IPO at $14/share
LONDON, UK: Arix Bioscience plc, a global venture capital company focused on investing in and building breakthrough biotech companies, notes that its portfolio company, Aura Biosciences has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 5.4 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $14.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds…
Longboat Energy announces minor oil discovery in Southern North Sea
LONDON, UK: Longboat Energy announced a minor oil discovery with the Mugnetind exploration well in licence PL906 (Company 20%) in the Southern North Sea. The exploration well 7/11-14 S encountered hydrocarbons in the Upper Jurassic Ula Formation. The Ula formation was reached at a vertical depth of 3,985 metres below sea level and consisted of…
Panthera Resources notifies acquisition of Bhukia JV Partner
LONDON, UK: The Board of Panthera Resources‘ subsidiary Indo Gold Pty Limited (IGL) has entered into various agreements to acquire Metal Mining India Private Limited (MMI), the Company’s joint venture (JV) partner in India, in respect of the Bhukia and Taregaon projects. Highlights · Ownership interest in the Bhukia and Taregaon projects in India via IGL…
Hilton Foods acquires Fairfax Meadow for £23.8 million
LONDON, UK: Hilton Food Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, Hilton Foods Limited has acquired 100% of the share capital of Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited, the leading meat supplier to the UK foodservice sector from Argent Holdings Limited. Fairfax Meadow was established over 40 years ago and supplies some of the largest businesses in the UK hospitality…
BIO-UV Group to acquire Corelec
PARIS, FRANCE: BIO-UV Group signed a protocol to acquire 100% of the capital of the company Corelec, one of the French leaders in swimming pool water treatment solutions by salt electrolysis. The acquisition will be finalized and effective no later than November 9, 2021. Through this operation, BIO-UV Group significantly strengthens the activity of its…
Fabrizio Testa nominated as new CEO for Borsa Italiana
AMSTERDAM: Euronext announced the Board of Directors of Borsa Italiana and the Supervisory Board of Euronext N.V. have respectively nominated Fabrizio Testa, currently CEO of MTS, as CEO of Borsa Italiana, and as Head of Fixed Income trading for the Group and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V. Raffaele Jerusalmi will step down…
Spacetalk to sell adventurer devices in North America
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Spacetalk Ltd. announced its North American launch; online through Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Spacetalk websites. Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy together account for nearly 50% of all retail e-commerce in the United States1. In Canada, Best Buy holds an approximately 35% market share for electronics and appliances2. Spacetalk is targeting to launch…
Field Solutions Holdings to purchase TasmaNet
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Field Solutions Holdings Limited (FSG) has entered into a binding share sale agreement to purchase TasmaNet Pty Ltd. Field Solutions Holdings Limited (FSG) is Australia’s leading rural and regional telecommunications carrier. A transformational acquisition for FSG, TasmaNet is EBITDA accretive, and will deliver strong complementary revenues and operational synergies aligned with FSG’s business…
BNP Paribas launches a share buyback program of 900 million euros
PARIS, FRANCE: BNP Paribas announced the launch of a share buyback program of BNP Paribas S.A. ordinary shares for a maximum total amount of €900 million. BNP Paribas has received the approval from the European Central Bank and a contract was concluded with an investment services provider acting independently, entrusted by an irrevocable instruction to…